I have a 2006 LR3 V6. I'm experiencing alot of trouble in the snow. I live on a unpaved private road and recently had a pretty bad snow storm. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced any problems? I've selected the snow option and even tryed to put it on low and in third. Nothing really seems to work, I keep getting stuck and sliding a whole lot. The rock crawl option seemed to get me out of a little jam... does anybody have any advice? Thank you.

 

What kind of hill, and how much snow is there? Also the stock tyres the LR3 come with arn't great for snow because they are very flat with no siping. It's not the car, its the tyres and surface wich cause the problem. My opinion is to get some all-season or winter tyres.

 

it was about 6inches of snow.. my next guess was the tires too, thanks for the advice.

 

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Cheska, if you live in a place where you can expect those conditions on the road, it would be wise to invest on a good set of snow rated tires. As correctly stated before by Trini,the stock tires on the LR3 are designed mostly for dry, well packed surfaces, not ofany real use on snow/mud. Also, remember that if you expect to drive in a situation where sometire spin is expected or even desired such as in deep sand, mud or deep snow, you should turn off the DSC on your dash controls. Leaving the DSC on would only work AGAINST you in those surfaces. Always remember to turn it BACK on when returning to a hard surface for your safety.
One last tip, the Snow/Ice setting isprimarily forslippery conditions when you need smoother take offs which is why it forces your transmission to start in 3rd gear. This takes considerable power away from your wheels which is perfect on ice but terrible if your stuck in an snow filled rut. Use mud/rut settings for that instead with low range selected. Hope this helps out!

 

I'll def be investing in snow tires- thanks for all the tips it's much appreciated!!

 

Um, if you are getting snow tires, you may want to get mud.snow rated tires. imyo.
good luck!

 

Let us know how the LR3 performs for you with the new tires and what tires you end up getting. It may help someone else in the future!

 

Cheska,

So far, my snow/ice driving has been great! I do agree that it's probably the tires. I'm also running the stock Goodyears but suspect that my rear differential is helping to make up for that. I don't have a lot of options with the 19" tires but may try the Synchrones next (on my second set of Goodyears at 35,000 miles)... Good luck!

 

Consider buy a set of 18" wheels for a better selection of tires, you can always sell your 19"s to someone.
18'ers will give you a better ride, more selection of tires to pick from and work much better off road.
Mike